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Understanding the effects of fire-suppression systems

When business owners and managers weigh up their main business risks, the possibility of fires rarely rates a mention, but such incidents can be devastating for the business and its employees.

Restaurant hood fire-suppression systems are a crucial tool to protect your people, property and profits. In the often-stylish world of restaurants, hood systems that can help prevent or minimise the impact of fires are not exactly the most glamorous product.

There is no shortage of choice when it comes to selecting fire-suppression suppliers, but make sure they have the experience to deliver the right equipment and service levels.

Sophisticated foam technology solutions can stop blazes in their tracks, but the input of fire-safety experts is crucial in the setup phase.

Commercial kitchens are the lifeline of restaurant owners and require smart fire-suppression strategies to keep them serving delicious food for diners. Here’s how you can safeguard your business and customers in five easy steps.

Choosing the right fire-suppression system for the right site can mean the difference between disaster and saving lives and buildings. To the uninitiated, all fires look similar. However, different classes of fire have dramatically different characteristics and require their own unique fire-suppression systems or strategies to bring them under control.

Under certain circumstances in unoccupied spaces, condensed aerosol fire-extinguishing systems can be a highly effective means of safeguarding commercial and industrial buildings.

Bell Bay Aluminium is situated on the Tamar River, approximately 45 kilometres from Launceston, the smelter produces around 190,000 of aluminium each year and operates 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. After some recent machinery fires, Bell Bay Aluminium needed their vehicles to be fitted with tailored fire protection systems to protect both their vehicles and their drivers.

Taking shortcuts with fire protection in commercial kitchens can endanger lives and lead to downtime that threatens the viability of restaurants, cafés and catering businesses. Running a successful and profitable restaurant or café is tough enough at the best of times.

Smart technology has changed the way lightning strikes are repelled on petrochemical sites – and that is great news for the safety of workers and businesses.

Having the capacity to stop fires quickly before they spread should be part of the business planning of all restaurateurs who want to safeguard their diners, employees and business.

How Delta Fire equipped wind turbines at the Waterloo Wind Farm in South Australia with dedicated fire detection and suppression systems that provides fast acting, around-the-clock fire protection.

Safeguarding commercial and industrial sites from the possible ravages of fire is one of the key tasks of engineers and site managers, so choosing the right fire-protection services is a must. Here are some key questions to ask:

The number of lightning strikes over the earth has been assessed as being 100 every second, which equates to a total of 8.4 million lightning strikes each and every day.  Are you prepared?

On construction sites and completed buildings, a strong line of defence against fire outbreaks is essential to safeguard workers and building assets. Fires on construction sites are an all-too-common hazard that can threaten lives and scuttle projects.

Suncorp, the insurance, banking and wealth management group needed to protect business critical electronic equipment at an administration centre. Their vital PABX telephone systems and UPS uninterruptible power supply installations needed to be safeguarded in the event of a fire. Sustainability was a key factor as in the past this equipment used to be  protected using Halon 1301, an ozone-depleting gas that has been banned for the past decade.

Health and environmental concerns linked with some firefighting foams have put operators of hazardous sites on notice and highlighted the importance of getting reputable advice.

An innovative new fire-suppression system will help protect airports and combat environmental fallout from firefighting foams. Health and environmental concerns linked with firefighting foams have put airport operators on notice.

Fire-suppressant systems are a smart, cost-effective means of safeguarding commercial kitchens from blazes that can endanger the lives of staff and cause debilitating business disruption. Commercial kitchens are a recipe for fire disasters and business disruption unless sensible strategies are put in place to minimise risks.

Fires can cripple major petrochemical, oil and gas facilities, so it is imperative to ensure that preventive and post-fire solutions are in place to protect people and property. If fires strike petrochemical sites, the cost in terms of possible loss of life, disruption and property damage can be devastating. However, adhering to the following rules can minimise risks and downtime for such facilities.

Lightning strikes are far more common than many realise and, with the changes in the global climate and changing weather patterns, they are well and truly on the increase. Australia is at particular risk because, according to a joint NASA and National Space Development Agency of Japan study, approximately 70 percent of lightning occurs on land in the tropics, where the majority of thunderstorms occur.

A range of proven fire-suppressant systems are available for commercial kitchen operators that safeguard workers and customers while minimising any possible business disruption. Any experienced commercial kitchen manager understands the threat – if a fire puts their kitchen out of operation, the business will experience downtime that can have a serious impact on profits.